• Question: With our current level of energy consumption and current rate of increase in the proportion of renewable energy compared to non-renewable how many years will it take for energy consumption to be 100% renewable?

    Asked by to Thomas, Saiful, Piers, Olivia, Meggi, Laurence on 12 Jan 2017. This question was also asked by .
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      Meggi answered on 12 Jan 2017:

      Some countries are already on a very good way:

      Norway is a heavy producer of renewable energy, first of all due to good resources in hydropower. Over 99% of the electricity production in mainland Norway is covered by hydropower plants.

      During February 2016, an equivalent to 95% of electricity consumed in Portugal was produced by renewable sources such as biomass, hydropower, wind power and solar power.

      For heavy industry areas, I am not sure if ever it will be 100% renewable but for the less energy consuming parts I am sure we will see more drastic changes towards renewable energy sources in the next years.

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